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Immune-mediated Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a rare, autoimmune disorder characterized by life-threatening episodes of thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and organ damage. Patients have an unpredictable course punctuated by relapses associated with autoantibody-mediated (primarily IgG) depletion of ADAMTS13, a key regulator of coagulation. ADAMTS13 deficiency during remission has been associated with increased risk of relapse, but also, and potentially more devastating, ischemic stroke.
Until recently, it was presumed that rituximab (a monoclonal antibody targeting B cells) improved relapse-free survival in most patients, but this was based on findings from very small studies. Given concern about stroke and relapse risk, preventive immunosuppression with rituximab has also recently come into practice for patients with falling ADAMTS13 activity (ADAMTS13-relapse). It is expected that following efgartigimod therapy, there will be a rise in ADAMTS13 activity to the normal range that will be sustained during the treatment period. Following withdrawal of therapy, it is expected that most participants will experience a fall in ADAMTS13 activity, demonstrating the safety and efficacy in efgartigimod to reliably but temporarily reduce pathogenic antibodies. This would demonstrate the potential efficacy for efgartigimod as a maintenance therapy to safely prevent relapse of iTTP to be further explored in a larger efficacy study.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| iTTP patients | Experimental | participants with a history of iTTP in clinical remission but with ADAMTS13 deficiency (>30% but < 70% activity) |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| efgartigimod | Drug | intravenous efgartigimod weekly with monitoring of ADAMTS13 activity for 8 weeks, followed by an observational period of 8 weeks or until treatment failure. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| safety of efgartigimod by the incidence of relapse | Relapse rate in the experimental arm compared with the historical rituximab arm | 8 weeks post-intervention |
| safety and tolerability of efgartigimodhistorical rituximab arm | Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs), AEs of special interest (AESIs) and serious AEs (SEAs) | 8 weeks post-intervention |
| efficacy of efgartigimod to achieve a normal ADAMTS13 activity by Day 60 of the study | Compare the mean ADAMTS13 activity and proportion with normal ADAMTS13 activity at Day 60 and 90 between the experimental and historical cohorts | 60 days |
| efficacy of efgartigimod to prevent the need for other preemptive therapy to rescue severe ADAMTS13 deficiency | Compare the rate use of rescue therapy between the experimental and historical cohort treated with preemptive rituximab, as required by the lack of ADAMTS13 activity increase by 20% | 8 weeks post-intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| the efficacy of efgartigimod to raise ADAMTS13 activity more rapidly than historically treated patients with rituximab | Compare the mean slope of ADAMTS13 rise at the end of treatment (Day 60) and at 90 days between cohorts | Day 60 and day 90 |
| the efficacy of efgartigimod to deplete pathogenic ADAMTS13 antibodies |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Sexually active male subjects must agree to use an effective method of contraception for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Diondra Howard | Contact | 651-208-7476 | howar709@umn.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Marshall Mazepa, MD | University of Minnesota | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Minnesota | Recruiting | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55455 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| C000718373 | efgartigimod alfa |
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Compare the mean ADAMTS13 antibody titers and proportion with >50% reduction in antibody titer between cohorts |
| 8 weeks post-intervention |